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Johan Laidoner
1884–1953
- Nationality
- Russian Empire
- Occupation
- military officer
Johan Laidoner (12 February [O.S.
Incarceration history
Facilities
- Vladimir Central PrisonDates unknown
Biography
Johan Laidoner (12 February [O.S. 31 January] 1884 â 13 March 1953) was an Estonian general and statesman. He served as CommanderâinâChief of the Estonian Armed Forces during the Estonian War of Independence and was among the most influential people in the Estonian politics between the world wars. Born in Viiratsi, Kreis Fellin, Governorate of Livonia, Laidoner joined the Imperial Russian Army in 1901 and fought in World War I. Following the Russian Revolution in 1917, he commanded the Estonian national units of the Russian army. In 1918, the Estonian Provisional Government appointed him commander-in-chief of the armed forces of the newly independent Republic of Estonia. After the Estonian War of Independence, he served as a member of the parliament (Riigikogu) from 1920 to 1929. He was once again appointed commander-in-chief during the 1924 Communist coup attempt, and then again from 1934 to 1940. After the Soviet occupation in 1940, he was arrested and deported to Russia, where he died in prison in 1953.
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